Collapsible revolving-beam vacuum dyeing-machine.



F. M. MORTON. GOLLAPSIBLB REVOIVING BEAM VAGUUM DYEING MACHINE.

APPLIUATIOI FILED AUG. 1, 1910. 975,269.

Patented N ov. s, 1910.

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attorneys F. M. MORTON. GOLLAPSIBLE REVOLVING EAM VACUUM DYEING M'GHINE.

APPLIUATIOI rLnn mm1, mo. 975,269.

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Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M. MORTON, OF PHOENIX, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND`MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, T0 COLUMBUS TRUCK AND SUPILY MFG. CO., OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA;

A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

COLLAPSIBLE REVOLVING-BEAM VACUUM DYEING-MACHINE.

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. S, 19,10*.

To all whom it may comm:

15e' it known that I, FRANK M. MonroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix city, in the county of Lee and State ot' Alabama, have invented certain new and use't'ul Improvements in Collapsible Revolving-l3ean1 Vacuum Dyeing-Machines; and l do declare the followingr to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the `art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for dyeing lvarn upon a revolving beam or drum. p

One object of the invention is toprovide an improved machine of this character which will be simple, practical and eilicient in o eration and in which the `dyediquor may e forced through the yarn from the inside of the"beam outwardly or sucked from the outside of the beam inwardly through the yarn. v

Another object of the invention is to provide in a machine or apparatus of the character mentioned, an improved collapsible beam which may be collapsed or reduced in size before it is placed in the dyeing liquor so as to slacken or reduce the tension of the 'yarn wound on the beam for the purpose of insuring perfect saturation otl the yarn by the dye-liquor.

A further object of' the invention 1s to provide in a machine of the character mentioned improved means for detachably mounting the revolving yarn-carrying beam. l

With these and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a dyeing machine or apparatus lembodying my invention. Figs. 2., 3 and 4 are detail sectional views` taken respectively on lines 2 2, 3 3, and 4-4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an `enlarged detail lon ritudinal section through one end of the col apsible beam, and Figs. 6, 7 and '8 are detail sectional views taken respectively on the lines 6 6, 7 7,

and 8 8 in Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a suitable receptacle for the dye-liquor which may be a' tub or tank of any form and construction, and 2 denotes mv carrying beam. One end of the beam 2 is detachably connecte'd to a tubular trunnion 3 rotatably arranged in a'bearing formed in a plate or bracket 4 bolted or otherwise 'secured to the wall of the tank 1. A stuing box 5 is provided to revent the escape of the dye-liquor throng the bearing. Any means may be provided for rotating the trunnion 3, but I preferably fix to the outer end of the latter a worm gear 6 which meshes with a. worm on a transverse shaft 7 mounted in bearing brackets projecting from the'` plate 4 and provided with a suitable belt Wheel or pulley 8.

The. beam. or drum 2 comprises two cir-- cular heads 9, 10 between which. are 'arra ged an annular series of radially Shift ab e longitudinally extending members or slats 11 around which the yarn is wrapped. The slats or. bars 11 are supported in notches 12in the'rims of wheels 13, and the ends'of said slats are beveled to engage annular stop {images-14 formed o`n the opposing fa'cesof.V

ianges the heads 9 and 10, said sto adapted to limit the outwar movement of the slats. The wheels 13 have hubs 15 secured by set screws or other fastenf means to a hollow shaft or sleeve -16 throng which latter extends a longitudinally shiftable shaft 17. The heads 9, 10 are xed to the sleeve 1,6 and against the ends-ofthe hubs ofthe outer wheels 13 by means. of. nuts 18 screwed on threaded extremities oith sleeve 16. For the purpose of forcing the slats or bars 11 outwardly and maintaining them in their distended position so thattthe yarn maybe wound upon the beam, `provide expanding wheels or frames'shown more clearly in Figs. l, 5 and 7, andeach consisting of a split, resilient ring 26 to which is improved revolving and collapsible yarnsecured at suitable intervals 'inwardly eX The inner extremities of the spokes or members 21 are cone-shaped or tapered, as' shown at 2Q, for engagement with inclines 23 on the shaft 17, said inclines being referably formed by making double cone-s aped antheir inner ends slid- @when .adjustedenabe-the 'shaft 17 to be l"`:s' lifted longitudinallyin the `sleeve 16 for'4 Ithe-'purposeof causing. .the inline's 23 to 'eithe'rfex pandingl rames or. permit said rings to co-v l' vy`=yarn' wol-indgupon tlze7-slats` 1 1. The split. 'ends'fof .the rings 20 areyield ably connected y f'by leaf-1s 'rings 25, eachof which has one 'vl-o its'fen 15.- bearing loosely against the' opposite vends of said rings. Fig. 7.( Owingto this cons struction t it wil 4'the nuts 24, so that the shaft shifted l'ongitudipagy, 'readilv collap woiund upon 1t and befdre it placed in the tank 1."v InI F ig. `1 the beam is shown in ex- Q p'andcd position'for the ake of clearness. In ordeij to detachably mount the beam 'onthe tim'iriion 25.' the latter has its inner endformed with a radially projecting fiangc 25, and

ceive bolts 28..th e heads of which latter enis solid or closed, but the head 9 is formed space Within'the beam inclosed by the yarn conveniently support Ithe head 9 'when said" .the opposing wallspf the rank 1 and thev lhorizontal pipe 3i), and extending into the the provision of the bolts 28.it will be seen )afar grooves in said shaft,- as will be readl ily uiiderstoodon reference to Fig. 5. The

nuts 24 which latter' for 'engagement b andthe split rings 20 of the ex4 tract fandjtlicreby release .the tension of the' s yriveted or otherwise"secured to one'end .of onering 20 and its other end l he seen that-by adjusting 17 may b e the beam may be d a er the yarn has been formed'around its edge with notched lugs4 ou itsin'ner face with an annular packinggroove 27. The no tchedlugs 26 ret'er-T-sliaped notches 29, see Fig. 8, in lugs or enlargements formed on the head 9: Said head 9 also formed with an annular flange said head am the iiangc The head 10 within thc flange 30.\\'itlran. annular series of openings 31 so that the dye-liquor may pass from the tubular trunnion into the at is woundupon the latter. Owin to that the beam 'may be readily a ,plied to o r removed from the flange 25, andr 1n order to bolts are being applied orremoved, I secure to the head as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, two angular arms 32.

The extremities of the shaft 17 are vre duced as shown in Fig. 1,;one entering the trunnionA 3 and the other being removably arrangd'in a bcarinnr recess 34'formed on the center of ana j ustable cioss-bar'B. The extremities of the latter are slidably arranged on angular brackets 3G secured t0 :1re retained. in osition by removable pins or bolts` 37, see Flig;

-Qommunicating with the bottom of the tank 1 is a vertical' pipe connected to a 3 is an upper ng box 41 being at outer end of the truu'gon horizontal pipe 4 0? a stu the end of the aannam a. apes" are pipes so that the flow of the dye-liquor may l adapted to serve both as inlet and ischarge outer -endsof the shaft 17 are screw-threadbe eithe` outwardly through the yarn or inwardly through the same. A' suitable force pump 42 preferably of the centrifugal type,

as shown, is provided for circulating the dye-liquor and this pump has connected to its eye or inlet a ipe 43 having a dependlng end 44 connected toa three-wa valve 45 arranged in pipe 39.v The out et -or discharge connection 460i the pump 4 2 isconnected to thepi 39 as shown in 1,--and the end 'of said)e which 'latter is connected 'to the outer end of the pipe 40. A vertically extending branch pipe 49 is connected at its lower end to pipe 43 and at its upper end t-o a three-Way valve 50 arranged in the pipe 40. Owing to this construction and arrangement of parts 1t will be seen that when the pump is in operation andthe valves are in the positionshown in Fig. 1, the flow of the dye-liquor will be`as indicated by the arrows in said iigureftlhe flow being from the inside of the l' beam outwardly through the yarn. By

shifting the valve 45 to close the pipe 44 and shifting the valve 50 to open the branch pipe 49, the pump will cause the dye-liquor to circulate in the reverse direction, that isl to say, from the outside' of the beam through' the yarn to the inside of the same, as will be readily understood on reference toFig. 1. In order topermit valves' 45, '50 to be simultaneously vactuated they are connected vby sprocket chain gearing 51 to an. operating shaft 52 arranged ina bearing clamped as shown at 53,011 thepipe 40 and provided .at one of its ends -with a hand 'heelj'vatg"lv LIhe three-way valve 47 has one of its branchesopen so that when this valve is in Qne of its positions, the dye-liquor may be drainedfrom the tank 1. y

In the pipe 43 I arrange ahose or water alsov the yarn on the beam pipe connection 'sothat the apparatus and-- 56 denotes a valve controlled vent pipe 'Y which may be opened to admit air to the beam after the yarn thereon hasbeen dyedA angv theliquor has been drained from the tu tion taken vin connection with the accom-` panying 'drawings it is thought that the use,

'operation vand advantages of the invention will be readily understood. It will be noted v by making the beam collapsible, it may be reduced in size after the Ayarn has beenl Wound upon it and before the'beam is placed I "in the tank, so that the yarn will be slack or loose and consequently the dye-liquor will 'thoroughly 'saturate it. It will be further noted that the siihple construction o@ the said shaft, means for rotating said trunnion ,w eels arranged on said sleeve, radially' device renders it strong and durable as well as expensive. x n* l I hile I have shown and described in de tion, I wish it understood that I do not limit myself to the construction set forth since the various changes in ythe form proportion 'and arrangement of parts and in the'details of construction-may be made within the i tail the preferred embodiment of my invenl l l spirit and scope of the claimed invention.

I claim-cfy 1. 'lhe combination of a tank for the dyeliquor, a tubular trnnnion ,journaled in one ivall of the tank, a collapsible beam consistin of heads, a sleeve uniting said head,

movable slats arranged on said wheels and extenda Ibetween said heads, a longitudinally shi table shaft in said sleeve and provided with inclines, expanding frames for the slats and having members engaged with the inclines on said shaft, means for detachably ooimectin f one of said heads to said trunnion, the mentioned head having 'oienings affording communication between fie interiorof the beam and the trunnon, means for supporting the opposite end of and means for causing the circulation of dye-liquor through the tank, the beam and 'the trunnion. v

` .2. -In a collapsible beam ofthe character Set-forth, the combination of a sleeve, heads l 'at-the endsof the sleeve, Wheels on the i sleeve, slats radialll movable in the wheels, a longitudinally shiftable shaft in the sleeve and provided with inclines and expanding frames for the, slats havingr members coacting with the inclines on said shaft.

3. ln a collapsible beam of the character set forth, the combination of a sleeve, a longitudinally shil'table shaft therein and provided with inclines, heads on said sleeve, radially movable slats between said heads,

n'ieans for supporting and guiding said slats, stops to limit the outward movement of said rin s enfrafed with saidheads and radial' rods extending inwardlyiromtl'ie expanding rings and .co-acting with the inclines on said shaft.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two .subscribing witnesses.

FRANK M. MORTON. VVitnesSes:

J. S. Knmaaonen4 Gao. A. HAYs. 

